"Cowardice asks the question...is it safe? Expediency asks the question...is it politic? Vanity asks the question...is it popular? But conscience asks the question...is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because it is right." ~Dr. Martin Luther King

Sunday, 26 October 2014

I had to choose last night between fundraiser hymn sing at Our Lady if Grace church for re-building the United Church and the Haunted Forest at Sheppard's Bush.

I went to the Haunted Forest. Î hope there will be another fund-raiser at the church for the other church.

Cheyenne and Abigail and Emma were to come with me to the Haunted Forest.
They live in Innisfil. They can't just come round and ride on my scooter. So, as often happens, it didn't. I met Heather and Andy and Adam and Keenan there instead.

We went around twice. When it was light and a second time in the dark.

It was the perfect night in the perfect place. The woods themselves are spooky. Trees stretch high, with long straight limbs, bare branches have dropped their leaves to carpet the ground and long fallen timbers are scattered at various angles in disorder.

Ghosties and Ghoulies prowled and loomed suddenly from the shadows.Zombies struggled and clawed ,to rise from the earth. Screams and blood-curdling cries rang out through the night.

A huge bonfire built and tended by a town employee who offered toasted marshmallows on the end of a very long thin stick to whoever might fancy or wish to risk the same

The Optimist Club. was there to provide hot food and drinks for thousands who attended while
at the same time raising funds to donate back for youth in the community.

The Marque Theatre and Aurora Children's Theatre were on hand to make the night memorable.
Children's Theatre is part of the town's recreation program.

Line-ups were waiting for the show to begin, families mingling, cameras clicking. No vote was required to endorse the event.

I was glad to be there for something that would not be there if Town of Aurora staff were not dedicated to public service above and beyond. Hundreds of hours of volunteer service were provided from almost thirty organizations. Proudly sponsored by the Watson Family's School of Karate?

Shelley Ware and her teams,together with the community, outdid themselves once again.

As the family that Councillor Buck attend the Haunted Forest with, I can assure you it was definitely family time! We had a blast! We have done lots of campaigning over the past few weeks. We actually finished our leaflet dropping last week, so yes we all decided that we should have a little fun! The haunted forest was well done and in the dark even better! The pumpkins lining the paths were fantastic! Lots of families enjoyed the perfect Halloween evening. No campaigning going on there!

I find it sad that a sitting member of council is not aware that a number of these pumpkins are carved by local school volunteers as well. My daughter accumulated a number of volunteer hours over the 4 years in high school by helping Shelley.